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Mystery device parachuted into garden in Meadow Road, Ashford

00:00, 13 January 2017

updated: 09:42, 13 January 2017

A woman has been left baffled after a mystery device landed in her garden via parachute.

Sue May, of Meadow Road, said she discovered the white box near her hedge this morning.

She said the device had a red parachute attached to it and what looked like a tracking device.

The mystery device landed in a garden
The mystery device landed in a garden

Several readers have contacted us to say they believe this is a weather balloon tracking device designed to measure wind speed and other factors.

Justin Wilkinson said: "It's official name is a radiosonde."

The device has a red parachute attached to it
The device has a red parachute attached to it
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